Match-book holder



Feb. 24, 1931. J. KLECAK 3 MATCH BOOK HOLDER Filed March -8. 1927 Patented Feb. 24, 1931 t STATES PAT-Ear; ore-res asers Ke GeK 0 ISLII, Yea

' mam- 1: Howie Application filed March 3, 192,7. SerialNo. 17% 6514.

. invention relates to match Lbook :holders. i "It has hecornefithe custom of certain business persons and business corporations to 0, distribute matches in the shape of match books whereinthe match 'books'are made of heavy paper .or fiherand are securely .at-

tached" together and to the lbOOlLCOVGI'. These matchesare'broken off from the "book "and when the-book'is empty, the cover is thrown away. These match :books are pro.- videdat the bound edge with a scratching surface extending across the :book and the produce an- IIIIPIOY-Bfil match book holder which will be verysimple easy to operate, and inexpensive. r Y

. Anotherobject ofl ly nve tion i t pro- 7 vision of an improved match hook holder having me n for holding e book firm y place after insertion.

Another and still further object ofmy invention is h prov sion o an i p ov -d match book holder having means for engaghe binding of the mat h ok. s th l t is ns d, a i u h Way t a i is automatically'held after mere insertion.

A e he an -s l fu h r bjec of my i vention is the provision of an improved match book holder having means ior engagns-binding Q -ama e b ok o var us m iflQ LI QWhi h m y b y a id t 0 b cause of the design of the book making machine have the bindings at various places f on the book. ;Oth er and further objects of my invention will .be 7 apparent to those k edsin the t :fr m a e ine fihcQQ P- the same Width. They vary slightly may {be attached to any suitable securing back 15.

.plete' specification and claims. Reierningto the drawing wherein Iihave illustrated ernbodirnents of my invention. i i I i Fig.1is afront View of my invention having, a matchbook held therein; the match book Tcover :being open.v r

-Fig. 2 is a front view of the articles show i111 Ffiig. 1 .but having the match book cover 0 ose Fig. 3 is a real view of the article shown .160

in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a side View .of-Lthesame.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged View of avpreferred iormo'ir' myinvention.-

Fig. ,6 .is'an enlarged cross section on the lined-.6 of 5.:but-showinga .firagmontary View of the match book in place. 7 Fig. :7 is a .view similar to Fig. 6 but Withoutthe-book. 7 v

' Fig.8 iis-a ir'ont vievi of aslightly diiicr- '1 ent form of my invention.

Fig. 9 as a vlew of a .Inodification showing a larger back member than is [shown in the Other forms. i

' Throughout the viewsof thedrawing, the same or Similar parts are designated :by -;t he

:same reference characters.

Referring/C0 igs. -1 :to-7'inclusive, 1'0 Czlesignates a securing means by which my holder means as the ,end of a watch chain opposite to the watch end; #In mypreferredform, I

have illustrated a holderhalving a front portionof a .rim extending along thesides and top, to .perrnitxthe soratchingsurface oi'athe 1 match book to Joe exposed for use. "Thisis clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 whereinthe sides .of the front are-designated 11 and 12 respectively and the edge of the'top as'13.

The top 14 extends from the edge 13and,

in the form shown, is a continuation .ofthe The :back of the holder mayv be joined to the sides of the :front as illustration at Fig. 4.

The usual construction of matchzbooks comprises a .packo-i' matchescut, from fiber, into strips 16 the width of a match, the ends being dipped to form the match heads -1 7. Thes .pa l a e fa tene t t e by a sui abl inding s by th v a th the lower ends 11 12 flare outwardly as clearly shown in Fig. 6.- Thisfeature is to permit the insertion of the cover portion 18 outside of the scratching surface 21 of the fold 20 when the match book is in "place intheholder. f

In order to properly hold the match book in the holder,'I have provided a holding means which preferably permits ready insertion of the'match'book but preventsits ready removal. -An example of this holding means is illustrated in Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 7. The back member 15 is provided with a slot forming the tongues 22, 23,24 which tongues are pressed intothe space within the holder. These tongues are preferably so positioned that their points are of different distances from the top 14 and also of different "dispressed. v V 1 It is to be noted thatthe tongues point toward the top of the holder. Thisconstruction permits the ready insertion'of the match book, the tongues being merely pressed backwardly a slight distance and the book being bent forwardly slightly to permit easy movement of the book within the holdertjThe securing element as the staple '19, when it passes one or more of the tongues 22, 23, 24, will be trapped and the ready removal is prevented. If the securing element as the staple-19 is near the edge of the book, then it will go pastthe upper tongue 23 andwbe held thereby. If it does not go that far,'it

tances from the back from which they are may be caught by one or both of the tongues 22, 24. In'addition, if the tongues 22, 23,

24 not in engagement with the securing element, are properly shaped, they may engage the cover itself and ofier a holding action against ready removal.

When it is desired to remove amatch book from the holder as when the matches are all used therefrom, it is possible to do so by pressing the back of the book below the tongues. Then ifthe holder is constructed 7 with no solid metal portion connecting the lower portions of the sides 11,12 of the front, this removal operation is not difficult. However this intentional removal does not prevent the tongues from effectually preventing accidental removal. 4 f f In Fig. 8, I have illustrated a slightmodification. The parts 110, 111, 112, 113, 114,

115 correspond to the parts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 of Figs. 1 to 7. The tongues 122, 123, 124 are similar to the tongues 22, 23, 24 of Figs.

3 and 5 with the distinction that their respective upper extremities are all of different distancesfrom the top 114 of the holder. This construction assures the engagement of the securing elements .as thestaples 19, through a greater range, or if the tongues are close together as to height, they cause greater chance of securing the book with its top adj acentthe14 of the holder.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9, the parts2lQ, 211, 212,213, 214., 222, 223, 224., correspond respectively to the parts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,22, 23 and 24 already described. The back I 215 however is different and extends lower remove the book is immediately resisted by the tongues and particularly by the last tongue over which the securingelement as the staple 19 passes. This last tongue would securely hold the book in placeby engagement with the securing element. The construction wherein the tongues'extend into the space within the holder at varying distances, is

. believed to operate 7 advantageously as .if

placed so as to extend the same distanceiinto the housing, in practice, the upperone has found to interfere-with the proper functions of the lower ones. 1

I While I have described and illustrated embodimentsof'my invention, I desire to have it understoodthatdo not limit myself to the exact showing and that modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and'within the scope of the'appended claims. r

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

to receive a match book, tongues at' diflerent distances from the top of the holder to accommodate for the different spacing of the binding means in match books and having same from the holder. F

2. A match book holder having a backand of a size'and shape, to receivea niatch' book, a plurality of 'yieldable -tong'ues struck, up from the back of, the holder and having their outer ends in the path ofthe match book and extending p.Wa-rdly and inwardly toward the book space ofthe holder to yield to per- 1y necessary 'to forc'e the 1. A match book holder of a size and shape I mit of the veasy insertion of a match book and having edges of a heightso that the binding staple of the book where the latter is inserted will pass beyond one or more of the tongues and Will engage the staple if force is used tending to Withdraw the book. 7

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

, JOSEPH KLECAK. 

